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September 2013 Newsletter 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Bread for the World’s presidential petition, which asks President Barack Obama to work with Congress on a plan to end hunger, is gaining traction. In early August, a team of Bread for the World staffe...
Realizing the Dream 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
A few blocks down the street from Bread for the World’s Washington, D.C., offices, thousands of people crowd the National Mall, marking the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Job...
Climate Change Caused by Humans, Likely to Undo Progress on Hunger 22 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has determined with 95 percent certainty that human activity is responsible for Earth’s climate changes between 1950 and 2000, which include rising...
Growing in faith 16 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Church gardens produce a bounty of vegetables for the Fox Valley’s needy, but it’s not just seeds and sunlight producing vine-ripened tomatoes and fresh green beans every growing season.
A Nutrition Champion Prepared to Outrage and Inspire 15 Aug 2013 | 12:32 am
This week, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs introduced a new website, Outrage and Inspire, to serve as a launch pad for the work of Roger Thurow, senior fellow for Global Agriculture and Food Pol...
Federal Cuts Would Impact Local Families 14 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
U.S. House Republicans are proposing to cut a crucial program that helps hundreds of families in East Boston buy food and fend off hunger throughout the year.
Leave It to the Churches 13 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Aug. 18 is the annual “Works Sunday,” when the faith communities of Reston and Herndon join together to “make a difference for good.”
Essay 4: Farmers: The Key to Ending Global Hunger 11 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
The fourth essay in the Bread for the World series, called Development Works, is all about farmers solving problems.
GOP Doubles Down on SNAP Cuts 7 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Advocacy groups pledge to fight for hungry Americans as Republicans propose slashing $40 billion from nutrition assistance.
Poverty in America: it's us, not them 7 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
What does a poor person look like? When you picture someone who lives in poverty, do you see someone with white skin or black, someone who lives in the city or the country, a native English speaker or...
